Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Time to get your finger lickin' on. Fork in the Road takes on the sweet task of seeking out the best fried chicken in the city. It's a tough contest, but they manage to narrow it down to 10 moist, juicy, crispy-skinned winners. The list includes the bird at The Redhead (349 East 13th Street), with its buttermilk brine and greaseless coating; Amy Ruth's (113 West 116th Street) choice of dark or white meat smothered in oregano-rich brown gravy and served with the optional waffle; BonChon (325 Fifth Avenue) for its Korean fried chicken with either sweet soy-garlic or spicy chili glaze; The Commodore (366 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn), where you get three mammoth thighs with cups of sweet, peppery vinegar sauce; and Mitchell's Soul Food (617A Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn) for its black pepper-heavy batter that hasn't changed since 1978. For the full list, click through.

Major Milestones Include Declines in Infant Mortality Rate, HIV/AIDS Related Deaths and Premature Deaths from Major Cardiovascular Disease

The Health Department today released its five-year progress report on Take Care New York 2012: A Policy for a Healthier New York showing progress in nearly all of the priority areas set forth in the 2012 agenda. Life expectancy for New Yorkers is at a record high, since 2007 fewer New Yorkers are smoking, and major strides have been made in reducing mortality from HIV/AIDS and premature cardiovascular disease. The City has also seen increases in HIV testing, improved air quality, and decreased teen pregnancy rates. Influenced by New York City's health initiatives, the life expectancy at birth in 2010 in New York City is 80.9 years - 2.2 years greater than the national average of 78.7 in 2010.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Silver Alert issued 9/24/13 at 4:07 AM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Evelyn Sepulveda, female, Hispanic, 75 years old, from Linden Street and Cypress Avenue in Queens. Mrs. Sepulveda was last seen leaving a residence near Irving Avenue and Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, September 23rd. She was last seen wearing a gray fleece jacket, blue jeans, and brown sandals, carrying a black purse. Mrs. Sepulveda has brown eyes, gray hair, is 4'11" tall, and weighs 80 pounds. She suffers from dementia. A photo is attached. If you see Mrs. Sepulveda, please call 9-1-1.

Monday, September 23, 2013

De Blasio's slams at Ray Kelly hurts NYC

This isn’t just a political season when Bill de Blasio runs against Mike Bloomberg before he even gets around to Joe Lhota. It is also a season when de Blasio bangs away with body punches at Ray Kelly, and the methods Kelly has used to keep the city safe not just in a 9/11 world, but a city and country of guns. Bill de Blasio is a good, smart, likable guy, may end up mayor, even though there is the cockeyed notion sometimes that he has been elected already. But he continues to insult Kelly’s service, and the job Kelly has done as police commissioner, and Lhota seems to be the only one calling him on it.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe uses the reluctance of his Republican opponent, Ken Cuccinelli, to name the tax exemptions and loopholes he would eliminate to offset his proposed tax cuts as the basis for misleading, doomsday claims about Cuccinelli's tax plan.

Sen. Jim Inhofe badly misquoted Gen. Martin E. Dempsey when he claimed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff described the current state of the U.S. military as "so degraded and unready, it would be immoral to use force."

Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe's latest ad says Republican Ken Cuccinelli "twists the facts" by saying McAuliffe made millions from a company that went bankrupt, leaving thousands of workers unemployed and with worthless pension funds.

Secretary of State John Kerry says both he and Chuck Hagel, now the secretary of defense, "opposed the president's decision to go into Iraq" as senators. But both voted to give President Bush the authority to use military force in Iraq.

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Silver Alert issued 9/13/13 at 2:25 AM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Armand Koskas, male, White, 74 years old, from 94th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Mr. Koskas is described as 5'5" tall, 160 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing navy blue pants, a white shirt, and black shoes on Wednesday, September 11th, at approximately 10:00 AM. Mr. Koskas suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. A photo is attached. If you see Mr. Koskas, please call 9-1-1.

The People's Organization for Progress (POP), the NJ State Industrial Union Council, , Labor Against War, New Jersey Peace Action, Veterans For Peace, Chapter 21, New Jersey and others will have a demonstration to protest any U.S. military action against Syria tomorrow, Sunday, September 8, 2013, 1:30pm at the corner of Broad and Market Streets in the heart of downtown Newark, New Jersey. All POP members and friends are urged to attend.

This week is critical as Congress decides upon the resolution authorizing a US military attack on Syria. POP needs to make its voice heard loud and clear against the proposed attack. Please call your Congressman, US Senator, and the President and tell them that we don't want any US military attack on Syria.

Please make every effort to attend the demonstration. Get there early. Please wear your POP T-Shirt to the protest. For further information call (973)801-0001. Thank you.